St Mary's Medical Center - SCL Health

Volunteers are the only human beings on the face of the earth who reflect this nation’s compassion, unselfish caring, patience, and just plain loving one another. - Erma Bombeck

Volunteer Your Time and Talents

Volunteers make our hospitals and communities a little brighter for everyone. If you can spare some time to help others, we have a place for you! Our hospitals welcome new volunteers and work to match each person’s talents and interests to the activities best suited to them.

Volunteers at St. Mary’s Medical Center

Our volunteers have one thing in common: a dedication to service.

St. Mary's Medical Center has always relied on the generosity of volunteers. Each year, more than 1,000 volunteers work in the hospital and throughout the community. Volunteers provide the friendly face and personal touch patients and their families need during a stressful time.

In addition to providing assistance inside the hospital, St. Mary's Medical Center volunteers reach out to members of our community through a variety of events and programs. They provide one-on-one tutoring and mentoring to children with special needs.

Learn more about touching lives and lifting spirits by being one of St. Mary’s volunteers.

Ready to learn more or apply?

Once we’ve received your application, we’ll schedule an interview to get to know you better. During the interview, we will discuss your skills and interests to determine an appropriate department and position for you. Upon successful completion of a background check and TB screening, new volunteers attend an orientation training session.

Areas where you can volunteer

You can volunteer in many positions and departments at St. Mary’s Medical Center. We offer a description of all the areas where we have volunteers so you can have an informed perspective on our volunteering opportunities.

Senior volunteer programs

If you are 55 or older and would like to volunteer in our community, our Foster Grandparent, Gray Gourmet, and Senior Companion programs, sponsored by St. Mary's, may be just what you're looking for. No special experience or background is necessary. You'll receive pre-service and ongoing training, and program coordinators are available to help and answer your questions.

The Foster Grandparent Program is a successful nationwide volunteer program that helps active adults use their experience to improve the lives of children in the community. St. Mary's is proud to have sponsored the Foster Grandparent Program for almost 25 years. You do not need to be a teacher, or even a parent or grandparent; you just need to have a desire to share your time and experience with students who will benefit from one-on-one attention.

WHO is the ideal Foster Grandparent Volunteer?

Adults ages 55 and older

Adults who enjoy working with children

Adults who are patient, compassionate, and consistent, and can work well under the supervision of a teacher.

Adults on a fixed income or low income who would like to earn additional non-taxable income of $175-$400/month, without affecting other benefits

Adults who would like to get out of the house and make a difference by helping children in educational settings

Good nutrition is part healthy food and part good company. Gray Gourmet, a nutritional meal program for seniors sponsored by St. Mary's Medical Center, provides both. With dining sites, home-delivered meals, and other nutrition-related services, Gray Gourmet is dedicated to the good health of Mesa County seniors.

How you can help Gray Gourmet

Gray Gourmet volunteers make this program work. As a volunteer, you can help assure good nutrition continues for Mesa County seniors.

Volunteer at one of our meal sites.

Deliver meals to homebound clients.

You must be at least 18 years old and able to give two hours or more on at least one regularly scheduled day per week. We need meal site volunteers weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Home delivery drivers work weekdays from 10:00 am to noon. There are 18 routes in Mesa County. A Garmin/GPS unit is available to drivers. Volunteers delivering meals use their own insured vehicle and are compensated for mileage.

If you can’t volunteer your time but would still like to help, please consider making a contribution to Gray Gourmet. You can help defray the cost of meals for clients who cannot make the suggested donation and help supplement our modest operating budget.

St. Mary's Senior Companion Program has served Grand Junction, Clifton, Palisade and Fruita since 1990. Senior Companion volunteers provide support and friendship to those who need assistance with grocery shopping, errands and other everyday tasks necessary to maintaining independence. Without this help and friendship, many older adults would be forced to leave their homes for assisted living facilities or nursing homes.

If you are 55+, and can volunteer 2 to 3 hours per week to help another senior with transportation to the grocery store, doctors' appointments and other errands, give us a call today!! 970-263-9091.

SCL Health is an equal opportunity employer. All recruiting, training, and employment decisions are made in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, handicap, military or veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION

Our facilities do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, or age in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs, services or activities, or on the basis of sex (gender) in health programs and activities. Read the full notice: St. Mary’s Medical Center Notice of Nondiscrimination